1951–52 County Antrim Shield

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = County Antrim Shield

| year = 1951–52

| country = Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 10

| defending_champions = Ballymena United

| winners = Glentoran (13th win)

| second = Brantwood

| matches = 12

| goals = 31

| prev_season = 1950–51

| next_season = 1952–53

}}

The 1951–52 County Antrim Shield was the 63rd edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=15 April 2023}}

Glentoran won the tournament for the 13th time, defeating Brantwood 3–0 in the final at Solitude.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19520512/116/0005|title=Co. Antrim Shield for the Oval|work=Northern Whig|date=12 May 1952|page=5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield|title=County Antrim Shield Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=15 April 2023}}

Results

=First round=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||1–1|Feltville United}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||2–2|Brantwood}}

{{OneLegResult|Ards||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||bye|}}

|}

==Replays==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||5–0|Feltville United}}

{{OneLegResult|Brantwood||1–0|Cliftonville}}

|}

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||1–1|Glentoran}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||2–0|Bangor}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–0|Ards}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–3|Brantwood}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||3–0|Ballymena United}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Brantwood||1–0|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||2–0|Distillery}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=10 May 1952

|time=

|team1=Glentoran

|score=3–0

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19520512/116/0005 Report]

|team2=Brantwood

|goals1=O'Kane {{goal|59}}
Hughes {{goal|66||86}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]

{{County Antrim Shield}}

{{1951–52 in Northern Ireland association football}}

{{Football in Northern Ireland}}

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Category:1951–52 in Northern Ireland association football